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Russian Police Know Who Wrote Gpcode Virus

Posted by timothy on from the nyet-nyet-nyet- dept.

rifles only writes "Russian police almost certainly know the identity of the programmer responsible for the frightening 'ransomware' crypto virus, Gpcode, which has hit the Internet several times since 2006, says a story at Techworld, which has tapped a Kaspersky Lab researcher. Gpcode used 1024-bit RSA/128-bit RC4 to lock up victims' data, an uncrackable combination that left the world with only one solution: find the virus author to get the master key. So why don't the cops do anything? Good question, but this is Russia we're talking about."

16 of 201 comments (clear)

  1. In Soviet Russia . . . by Eg0Death · · Score: 5, Funny

    . . . virus encrypts you!

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  2. Tapped? by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure it's relevant who at Techworld is tapping who at Kaspersky Labs

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  3. This just in by Windows_NT · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll never catch me, HAHAHA!
    # encrypt /mnt/cppp/super_secret_files /mnt/cppp/putins_wife.jpeg -a 1024 --key="motherland"

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  4. ee+BfO3iVLaBGTTcTioI6Ax4 by BlackPignouf · · Score: 4, Funny

    hQIOA9E1fHW L3Cs+EAf+ LWFxdp1PrTde8Qie 1RCbJcYw+wje0tBapGwhioSd8+yQ
    1HgIDg7 zfLYXpPL4Pqlv FvyE810ZzpfzhcI2WhNI2O 1TT6pl8nXeEWbDr39TOXCf
    FNBkdmXnkZ /2+iF7/2ht/yAmNQm 4dX6v1BaHSHccN RTCsa74Rq58BfYKAJm2AEf/
    gI0eKtXH SUiCT 8MBdee+BfO3iVLaBGTTcT ioI6Ax45ODsz5zColQz0VJb99LmjGw
    AGVLf4dMLxm8WpZb Ni7RX8WLACnJAP t5MNhOee/J4 vwohQDrfQpux85HKsbQ6nFm
    6Q5HKf4 l68DyPo yYvuvNSg0TlYov03G xYxEA6T4xAwgAi7ahv huEhPFexhNru/S

    This highly interesting post has automatically been encrypted.
    Please Paypal-send 10$ to john.doe@gmail.com to read it!

    1. Re:ee+BfO3iVLaBGTTcTioI6Ax4 by beacher · · Score: 5, Funny

      B e s u r e t o d r i n k y o u r O v a l t i n e.

      Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch!

  5. Re:what? by binarylarry · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Soviet Slashdot, first post copies YOU!

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  6. Re:The enemy of my enemy is my friend by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who is to say that Russian authorities are not using this coder as a cover for much more malicious activities?

    No, no - they are TRYING to get him, but he lives in Georgia.

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  7. Good business for the average Joe by Piranhaa · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. Move to Russia
    2. Create virus that encrypts helpless users' data
    3. ???
    4. Profit!

  8. Re:The enemy of my enemy is my friend by martyb · · Score: 5, Funny

    All we know is that there is a virus that encrypts your data. What is it that we don't know yet?

    I'll take a stab at that one: the decryption key! <grin>

  9. Misplaced your hat again? by macraig · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did you go and leave your tinfoil hat at home again? The tinfoil taped around your finger wasn't enough of a reminder, huh?

  10. Re:The enemy of my enemy is my friend by NotBornYesterday · · Score: 5, Funny

    MI6 knows who he is. They used to have pictures, but they lost them.

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  11. Much simpler explanation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The guy regularly pays taxes on the loot.

  12. Re:The enemy of my enemy is my friend by jcrousedotcom · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, I live in Florida, should I just drive up and get him/her? :)

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  13. Re:The enemy of my enemy is my friend by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They have computers in Alabama?

  14. Re:in America by Thiez · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Now that I've evenly offended pretty much everyone

    I was going to complain about how my country isn't on the list, but then I realized its very omission was offending me, implying it is small and insignificant. Sir, I must congratulate you on finding such an extremely concise way of offending the dutch.

  15. Re:Merkel blowjob? by Loki_666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thats it, im going to have bad dreams for weeks now.